This crossword No. 17258 clues and answers were published on Thu 28 Aug 2025 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 17258 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Corny : SCHMALTZY
8-across – Horseback sport : POLO
9-across – Bondage : SERVITUDE
10-across – Soup : OPUS
13-across – Put off : DELAY
15-across – Desex : NEUTER
16-across – Against : CONTRA
17-across – Smack hard : WALLOP
19-across – Inform on – Quidditch field ball : SNITCH
20-across – Human : BEING
21-across – Elizabethan neck frill : RUFF
24-across – In a difficult situation : SNOOKERED
25-across – Bend : FLEX
26-across – Teeny-weeny : ITSYBITSY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Masticate : CHEW
3-down – Shift : MOVE
4-down – Second : LATTER
5-down – Twelve signs : ZODIAC
6-down – Knotty issue : HOTPOTATO
7-down – Hair on upper lip : MOUSTACHE
11-down – White pile : SNOWDRIFT
12-down – Fit : QUALIFIED
13-down – Release from service : DEMOB
14-down – Junior : YOUNG
18-down – Goober seed : PEANUT
19-down – Elitist – toy son : SNOOTY
22-down – Star Wars order : JEDI
23-down – Bulletins : NEWS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.